U.S. patent application number 15/511935 was filed with the patent office on 2017-09-07 for agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria or agent for improving oral bacterial flora, and composition for oral use.
This patent application is currently assigned to HOKUTO CORPORATION. The applicant listed for this patent is HOKUTO CORPORATION. Invention is credited to Satoshi INATOMI, Junya KAWAI, Toshiaki KOBAYASHI, Masato MARUYAMA, Kenji OUCHI.
Application Number | 20170252383 15/511935 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 55533142 |
Filed Date | 2017-09-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170252383 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
MARUYAMA; Masato ; et
al. |
September 7, 2017 |
AGENT FOR PROMOTING GROWTH OF NONPATHOGENIC ORAL INDIGENOUS
BACTERIA OR AGENT FOR IMPROVING ORAL BACTERIAL FLORA, AND
COMPOSITION FOR ORAL USE
Abstract
Provided is an agent for promoting growth of nonpathogenic oral
indigenous bacteria, or an agent for improving oral bacterial
flora, which comprises the dry powder of one or more mushrooms
selected from the group consisting of Hericium erinaceus, Grifola
frondosa, Lyophyllum shimeji, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Pleurotus
ostreatus, Agaricus blazei, and Lentinula edodes, or an extract
thereof, and which has an excellent growth-promoting effect on
nonpathogenic oral indigenous bacteria and an excellent improving
effect on oral bacterial flora, and which is effective in
maintaining balanced indigenous bacterial flora. Also provided is a
composition for oral use containing same.
Inventors: |
MARUYAMA; Masato; (Tokyo,
JP) ; KOBAYASHI; Toshiaki; (Tokyo, JP) ;
KAWAI; Junya; (Nagano-shi, JP) ; OUCHI; Kenji;
(Nagano-shi, JP) ; INATOMI; Satoshi; (Nagano-shi,
JP) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HOKUTO CORPORATION |
Nagano-shi, Nagano |
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JP |
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Assignee: |
HOKUTO CORPORATION
Nagano-shi, Nagano
JP
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Family ID: |
55533142 |
Appl. No.: |
15/511935 |
Filed: |
September 9, 2015 |
PCT Filed: |
September 9, 2015 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/JP2015/075574 |
371 Date: |
March 16, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61P 1/02 20180101; A61K
9/14 20130101; A61K 36/06 20130101; A61K 9/0053 20130101; A61K
8/9728 20170801; A61K 36/07 20130101; A61Q 11/00 20130101; A61K
8/022 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A61K 36/07 20060101
A61K036/07; A61K 9/14 20060101 A61K009/14; A61K 9/00 20060101
A61K009/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 17, 2014 |
JP |
2014-189012 |
Claims
1. An agent for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous
oral bacteria or an agent for improving bacterial flora in the oral
cavity, comprising a dry powder of one or more mushroom selected
from the group consisting of lion's mane mushroom (Hericium
erinaceus), maitake (Grifola frondosa), hon-shimeji (Lyophyllum
shimeji), buna-shimeji (Hypsizygus marmoreus), oyster mushroom
(Pleurotus ostreatus), agaricus (Agaricus blazei) and shiitake
(Lentinula edodes), or an extract thereof.
2. The growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of
claim 1, wherein the dry mushroom powder or extract thereof is a
dry-ground powder of the mushroom fruiting body, or a water extract
thereof.
3. The growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of
claim 1 or 2, wherein the mushroom is lion's mane mushroom
(Hericium erinaceus).
4. The growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of
claim 1, wherein the non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria are
Mitis group streptococci selected from the group consisting of
Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus
oralis.
5. The growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of
claim 1, wherein a concentration of the dry mushroom powder or
extract thereof is from 0.001 to 50 wt % as dry mushroom powder
basis.
6. An oral composition comprising the growth promoting agent or
bacterial flora improving agent of claim 1.
7. The oral composition of claim 6, wherein a content of the dry
mushroom powder or extract thereof included in the growth promoting
agent or bacterial flora improving agent is from 0.001 to 50 wt %
as dry mushroom powder basis of the overall composition.
8. The oral composition of claim 6 or 7 which is prepared in a
dosage form selected from the group consisting of tablets,
granules, gumdrops, beverages, dentifrices, mouthwashes and mouth
sprays.
9. A method for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous
oral bacteria or improving bacterial flora in the oral cavity, said
method comprising: administering a dry powder of one or more
mushroom selected from the group consisting of lion's mane mushroom
(Hericium erinaceus), maitake (Grifola frondosa), hon-shimeji
(Lyophyllum shimeji), buna-shimeji (Hypsizygus marmoreus), oyster
mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), agaricus (Agaricus blazei) and
shiitake (Lentinula edodes), or an extract thereof.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an agent for promoting the
growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria or an agent for
improving the bacterial flora within the oral cavity, which agent
has an excellent growth-promoting effect on non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity and an excellent bacterial
flora-improving effect in the oral cavity, and is effective for
maintaining a balance of normal oral bacterial flora. The present
invention also relates to an oral composition containing the agent
thereof.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] A variety of bacteria coexist with the human body, forming
bacterial populations which are referred to as normal, or
indigenous, bacterial flora. Although pathogens and opportunistic
infectious bacteria are present in these normal bacterial flora,
when a balance in the bacterial flora is maintained, diseases
caused by such bacteria are suppressed, affording a state of
health. However, when the balance in the bacterial flora breaks
down due to eating habits, the ingestion of antibiotics, stress,
aging and the like, the pathogens and opportunistic infectious
bacteria increase, leading to illness. Therefore, in order to
control illness, it is important not only to suppress pathogens,
but also to maintain a balance in the normal bacterial flora by
activating non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria.
[0003] Of the several hundred species of bacteria that live in the
oral cavity, only a few species of bacteria exhibit pathogenicity.
These include Porphyromonas gingivalis, an organism that causes
periodontal disease, and Streptococcus mutans, an organism that
causes dental caries. Most of the other species are normal bacteria
which are generally non-pathogenic in the oral cavity, including
the following which typically do not exhibit pathogenicity in
humans; bacteria of the genus Streptococcus of the Mitis group such
as Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus
oxalis, bacteria of the genus Veillonella such as Veillonella
parvula, and bacteria of the genus Neisseria such as Neisseria
subflaba. Therefore, to prevent diseases of the oral cavity, it is
important to form and maintain within the mouth a good balance of
bacterial flora made up of such normal, non-pathogenic
bacteria.
[0004] In particular, Mitis group streptococci are indigenous
bacteria which are known to play a role in adherence to the tooth
plane of the above dental caries and periodontal disease pathogens
and to have antibacterial effects (Non-Patent Document 1), whose
use as probiotics has also been disclosed (Patent Document 1: WO
2013/021957), and which act to suppress diseases of the oral
cavity.
[0005] In this connection, the following art has been disclosed: an
agent for improving the bacterial flora in the oral cavity and an
agent for promoting the growth of indigenous bacteria, which agents
contain ganglioside as an effective ingredient (Patent Document 2:
JP-A 2005-320275); art which uses caffeine to improve the oral
bacterial flora (Patent Document 3: JP-A 2012-77053); and oral
compositions which have an antibacterial activity on dental
caries-forming bacteria and also have the effect of increasing
lactic acid degrading bacteria (Patent Documents 4 and 5: JP-A
H08-175946, JP-A H08-175947). However, the advantageous effects of
such art have been inadequate.
PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS
Patent Documents
[0006] Patent Document 1: WO 2013/021957
[0007] Patent Document 2: JP-A 2005-320275
[0008] Patent Document 3: JP-A 2012-77053
[0009] Patent Document 4: JP-A H08-175946
[0010] Patent Document 5: JP-A H08-175947
[0011] Patent Document 6: JP-A 2007-1961
[0012] Patent Document 7: JP-A 2010-77028
[0013] Patent Document 8: JP-A 2004-26701
[0014] Patent Document 9: JP-A 2001-151690
Non-Patent Documents
[0015] Non-Patent Document 1: Van Hoogmoed, C G, et al.: Applied
Environmental Microbiology, 66(2), p. 659-663 (2000)
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0016] Accordingly, there has existed a desire for the development
of novel art that can promote the growth of non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria within the oral cavity and improve the
bacterial flora in the oral cavity, and which can form and maintain
a good balance of normal oral bacterial flora.
[0017] It is therefore an object of the present invention to
provide an agent for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic
indigenous oral bacteria or an agent for improving the bacterial
flora in the oral cavity, which agent has an excellent
growth-promoting effect on non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria in
the oral cavity and an excellent bacterial flora-improving effect
in the oral cavity, and is effective for maintaining a balance of
normal oral bacterial flora. Another object is to provide an oral
composition containing such an agent.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0018] The present inventors have conducted extensive
investigations in order to attain these objects. As a result, they
have found that dried powders of specific mushrooms, or extracts
thereof, exhibit excellent effects that promote the growth of
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria and improve the bacterial flora
in the oral cavity. They have also found that, by including such a
powder or extract in an oral composition, it is possible to impart
an excellent growth promoting effect on non-pathogenic indigenous
oral bacteria and an excellent bacterial flora improving effect,
and to maintain a good balance of normal bacterial flora in the
oral cavity.
[0019] It is known that mushrooms and mushroom extracts have
antibacterial effects on bacteria that cause oral diseases and also
have other effects, such as suppressing dental plaque formation and
anti-inflammatory effects, and that including these in an oral
composition is effective for suppressing dental caries and
periodontal disease (Patent Documents 6 to 9: JP-A 2007-1961, JP-A
2010-77028, JP-A 2004-26701, JP-A 2001-151690). However, in the
present invention, dried powders of the subsequently described
specific mushrooms, or extracts thereof, were unexpectedly found to
not exhibit anti bacterial effects against non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity, but rather to selectively
activate their proliferation and promote growth, a hitherto unknown
effect. The inventors discovered from this the suitability for use
in a new application; namely, as an agent for promoting the growth
of non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria or an agent for
improving the bacterial flora in the oral cavity.
[0020] In this invention, the proliferation of non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria within the oral cavity, especially Mitis group
streptococci selected from among Streptococcus gordonii,
Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oxalis, is specifically
activated, promoting their growth and enabling the balance of
bacterial flora to be improved. As a result, the balance of normal
bacterial flora within the oral cavity is prevented from breaking
down due to, for example, a disruption in eating habits, thus
maintaining a healthy state. Also, Mitis group streptococci which
play a role in suppressing oral diseases increase, inhibiting oral
diseases such as dental caries and periodontal disease, and also
making it possible to prevent a tendency toward pathogenicity.
[0021] Therefore, this invention is able to provide a preparation
which is useful as an agent for promoting the growth of
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity, and which
moreover is particularly useful, via selective promotion of the
growth of non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity, as
a bacterial flora improving agent that forms bacterial flora
composed primarily of non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria.
[0022] Accordingly, the present invention provides the following
agent for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral
bacteria or agent for improving bacterial flora, and the following
oral composition containing such an agent. [0023] [1] An agent for
promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria or
an agent for improving bacterial flora in the oral cavity,
comprising a dry powder of one or more mushroom selected from the
group consisting of lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus),
maitake (Grifola frondosa), hon-shimeji (Lyophyllum shimeji),
buna-shimeji (Hypsizygus marmoreus), oyster mushroom (Pleurotus
ostreatus), agaricus (Agaricus blazei) and shiitake (Lentinula
edodes), or an extract thereof. [0024] [2] The growth promoting
agent or bacterial flora improving agent of [1], wherein the dry
mushroom powder or extract thereof is a dry-ground powder of the
mushroom fruiting body, or a water extract thereof. [0025] [3] The
growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of [1] or
[2], wherein the mushroom is lion's mane mushroom (Hericium
erinaceus). [0026] [4] The growth promoting agent or bacterial
flora improving agent of [1], [2] or [3], wherein the
non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria are Mitis group
streptococci selected from the group consisting of Streptococcus
gordonii, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oxalis. [0027] [5]
The growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of
any one of [1] to [4], wherein a concentration of the dry mushroom
powder or extract thereof is from 0.001 to 50 wt % as dry mushroom
powder basis. [0028] [6] An oral composition comprising the growth
promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent of any one of
[1] to [5]. [0029] [7] The oral composition of [6], wherein a
content of the dry mushroom powder or extract thereof included in
the growth promoting agent or bacterial flora improving agent is
from 0.001 to 50 wt % as dry mushroom powder basis of the overall
composition. [0030] [8] The oral composition of [6] or [7] which is
prepared in a dosage form selected from the group consisting of
tablets, granules, gumdrops, beverages, dentifrices, mouthwashes
and mouth sprays.
Advantageous Effects of the Invention
[0031] This invention makes it possible to provide an agent for
promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria or
an agent for improving the bacterial flora in the oral cavity,
which agent has an excellent growth-promoting effect on
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria within the oral cavity and an
excellent bacterial flora improving effect, and is effective for
maintaining a balance of normal oral bacterial flora. The invention
also makes it possible to provide an oral composition containing
such an agent.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAGRAM
[0032] FIG. 1 is a graph showing the degree of growth of oral
bacteria at various concentrations of the dry-ground lion's mane
mushroom powder suspension in Experimental Example 1.
EMBODIMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0033] The invention is described more fully below. The inventive
agent for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral
bacterial or agent for improving bacterial flora contains as the
effective ingredient a dry mushroom powder or an extract thereof.
This selectively activates the proliferation of non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria within the oral cavity, promoting growth of
these bacteria and improving the bacterial flora.
[0034] Here, the non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria are
bacteria which grow in the oral cavity and normally do not exhibit
pathogenicity in humans. Specific examples include bacteria of the
genus Streptococcus (i.e., streptococci) such as Streptococcus
gordonii, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis; bacteria of
the genus Veillonella such as Veillonella parvula; and bacteria of
the genus Neisseria such as Neisseria subflaba. In this invention,
the proliferating and activating effects on Mitis group
streptococci selected from among Streptococcus gordonii,
Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis are particularly
outstanding.
[0035] One or more type of mushroom selected from among lion's mane
mushroom (Hericium erinaceus), maitake (Grifola frondosa),
hon-shimeji (Lyophyllum shimeji), buna-shimeji (Hypsizygus
marmoreus), oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), agaricus
(Agaricus blazei) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is used in this
invention. A single type of mushroom may be used alone.
Alternatively, two or more types of mushroom may be used in
combination to achieve an advantageous effect. Of these mushrooms,
using lion's mane mushroom, maitake, hon-shimeji and agaricus, and
especially lion's mane mushroom, is preferred because the
proliferation activating effect on non-pathogenic indigenous
bacteria in the oral cavity is high, enabling excellent
growth-promoting and bacterial flora-improving effects to be
conferred.
[0036] The dry mushroom powder or extract thereof may be prepared
by a known method by using the above mushrooms as the starting
material.
[0037] In this case, the starting material may be either the
mushroom fruiting body or mycelium alone, or both may be used,
although using the fruiting body of the mushroom is preferred. The
fruiting body is customarily eaten and thus preferable in terms of
safety.
[0038] The dry mushroom powder may be obtained by employing an
ordinary method without particular limitation as the method of
preparation. A dry-ground powder obtained by freeze-drying or heat
drying, and subsequently grinding, the mushroom fruiting body or
mycelium serving as the starting material may be used. The freeze
drying or heat drying conditions may be the same as in customary
methods. The particle size and other properties of the dry powder
are not particularly limited, so long as it is possible to use the
dry powder by dispersion, suspension or the like in water.
[0039] The mushroom extract can be directly extracted from the
mushroom fruiting body and/or mycelium serving as the starting
material, although it is preferably obtained by solvent extraction
of the dry mushroom powder.
[0040] The method of obtaining the extract is not particularly
limited. A known method may be employed.
[0041] Examples of the extracting solvent include polar solvents
and non-polar solvents, such as water, alcohols (e.g., lower
alcohols having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methanol, anhydrous
ethanol and ethanol; and polyhydric alcohols such as propylene
glycol and 1,3-butylene glycol), ketones such as acetone;, diethyl
ether, dioxane, acetonitrile, esters such as ethyl acetate; xylene,
benzene, and chloroform. These may be used singly, or two or more
may be combined in any way and used as a mixed solution. It is also
possible to combine extracts obtained by extraction with different
solvents, and to use them together as a solvent extract. Of the
above solvents, particularly when taking into account their use in
the human body, water and/or ethanol are preferred from the
standpoint of safety. In this invention, when extraction is carried
out using in particular a polar solvent, especially water which has
a high polarity, the propagation activating effect on
non-pathogenic indigenous oral bacteria increases, resulting in
even better growth promoting and bacterial flora-improving
effect.
[0042] The amount of solvent used in the starting material, the
extraction temperature and the extraction time may be suitably
adjusted without particular limitation.
[0043] The resulting extract can be prepared by optionally carrying
out drying, concentration or dilution, etc. according to the dosage
form and physical form of the preparation to be used. In many
cases, the extract may be used directly in the state in which it is
obtained. However, within a range that does not detract from the
potency of the extract, where necessary, it is also possible to add
purifying treatment such as deodorization or decolorization or to
carry out filtration with a sterile filter, and to optionally
select and carry out ordinary means commonly employed for
extracts.
[0044] In this invention, of the above, it is preferable to use as
the dry mushroom powder or extract thereof, a dry-ground powder of
the mushroom fruiting body or a water extract thereof, with the use
of a dry-ground powder of the mushroom fruiting body being
especially preferred. The dry-ground powder may be used directly as
is, although use as a suspension obtained by dispersion in water is
preferred. Using these, the growth promoting effect on
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria within the oral cavity and the
bacterial flora improving effect are even better. In addition, when
the dry-ground powder is used as, preferably, an aqueous
suspension, satisfactory effects can be achieved at lower
concentrations than when an extract is used.
[0045] The above dry powder is preferably one in which at least 95
wt % of the particles have a size of 500 .mu.m or less, and more
preferably one in which at least 95 wt % of the particles have a
size of 150 .mu.m or less. A dry powder in which the particle size
is 500 .mu.m or less is made of particles that pass through a 30
mesh size (JIS standards) sieve. A dry powder in which the particle
size is 150 .mu.m or less can be obtained using a 100 mesh (JIS
standards) sieve.
[0046] The dry mushroom powder or extract thereof preferably has a
concentration (dry mushroom powder basis) of from 0.001 to 50%
(here and below, "%" stands for percent by weight), more preferably
from 0.01 to 20%, and even more preferably from 0.1 to 20%. Within
this concentration range, proliferation of the non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria is activated, enabling growth to be further
promoted and enabling the bacterial flora to be better improved.
However, when the concentration is too high, antibacterial effects
against non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria may arise as well. This
can be adequately prevented by setting the concentration to 50% or
less. When using an extract, the "dry mushroom powder basis" amount
refers to the concentration calculated from the amount of dry
mushroom powder required to obtain the amount of mushroom extract
to be used (the same applies below).
[0047] The dry mushroom powder or extract thereof according to the
invention can be suitably included within oral compositions as an
agent for promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous oral
bacterial or for improving the bacterial flora in the oral cavity.
Specifically, it can be rendered into such physical forms as a
solid, liquid, paste or gel, and can be prepared into various
dosage forms, including chewing gum, tablets such as troche, tablet
and candy; granules, gumdrops, beverages such as powder beverage;
dentifrices such as toothpaste, liquid-like dentifrice, liquid
dentifrice and moistened powder dentifrice; mouthwashes, and mouth
sprays. Chewing gum, tablets such as troche, tablet and candy;
granules, gumdrops and beverages are especially preferred.
[0048] The content of the dry mushroom powder or extract thereof in
the overall composition is preferably within the above
concentration range. The content on a dry powder basis is
preferably from 0.001 to 50%, more preferably from 0.01 to 20%, and
even more preferably from 0.1 to 20%. Within this concentration
range, the proliferation of non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria is
further activated, enabling growth to be further promoted and the
bacterial flora to be further improved.
[0049] At a higher concentration, particularly one that exceeds
0.1%, the non-pathogenic indigenous bacterial growth promoting
effect may increase and antibacterial effects against pathogenic
bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis may be also fully
exhibited. At 50% or less, the antibacterial effects against
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria may be suppressed, which is
desirable for fully promoting the growth of non-pathogenic
indigenous bacteria.
[0050] In addition to the above ingredients, known ingredients
suitable for the dosage form may be optionally included in oral
compositions, insofar as doing so does not detract from the
advantageous effects of the invention, and preparation may be
carried out by an ordinary method.
[0051] For example, the following may be included in chewing gum: a
gum base, binders such as an edible gum; sweeteners, colorants,
acidulants, preservatives, brighteners, flavors, and effective
ingredients. In addition, the chewing gum may be optionally coated
with a sugar coating.
[0052] The following may be included in tablets: sugar alcohols
such as sorbitol and maltitol; excipients such as cellulose,
lactose and dextrin; finely divided silicon dioxide, acidulants,
sweeteners, colorants, emulsifiers, thickeners, gelatinizing
agents, fruit juices, spices, and effective ingredients.
[0053] The following may be included in gumdrops: thickeners and
gelatinizing agents such as glycerol and gelatin; sugars,
acidulants, sweeteners, colorants, emulsifiers, fruit juices, and
effective ingredients.
[0054] The following may be included in dentifrices: abrasives,
humectants, binders, surfactants, sweeteners, colorants,
preservatives, flavors, and effective ingredients.
[0055] Specific examples of gum bases that may be used in chewing
gum include commercial gum bases containing gum base resins such as
polyvinyl acetate resin, natural resins and ester gums; emulsifying
agents, fillers such as calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate and
talc; and plasticizers and softeners, such as lanolin, stearic acid
and salts thereof; and glycerol.
[0056] Examples of sweeteners include sugars such as sucrose,
glucose, dextrose, invert sugar and fructose; sugar alcohols such
as maltitol, xylitol, erythritol and sorbitol; and saccharin and
aspartame.
[0057] Examples of abrasives that may be used in dentifrices
include abrasives such as silica abrasives, calcium phosphate
abrasives, and calcium carbonate. The content thereof is generally
from 2 to 50% in toothpastes, and from 0 to 30% in liquid-like
dentifrices.
[0058] Examples of humectants include sugar alcohols such as
sorbitol and xylitol; and polyhydric alcohols such as glycerol and
propylene glycol. The content thereof is generally from 5 to
50%.
[0059] Examples of binders include organic or inorganic binders
such as cellulose derivatives such as sodium
carboxymethylcellulose; gums such as xanthan gum; and gelling
silica and gelling aluminum silica. The content thereof is
generally from 0.5 to 10%.
[0060] Surfactants that may be included are exemplified by anionic
surfactants, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants and
amphoteric surfactants that are generally used in oral
compositions. Examples of anionic surfactants include alkyl
sulfates such as sodium lauryl sulfate, and N-acyl sarcosinates.
Examples of nonionic surfactants include sugar fatty acid esters
such as sucrose fatty acid esters; sugar alcohol fatty acid esters,
sorbitan fatty acid esters, glycerol fatty acid esters,
polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene
hydrogenated castor oils; polyoxyethylene higher alcohol ethers,
and fatty acid alkanolamides. Examples of cationic surfactants
include alkyl ammonium salts. Examples of amphoteric surfactants
include betaine-type surfactants and imidazoline-type surfactants.
The surfactant content is generally from 0 to 10%, and especially
from 0.01 to 5%.
[0061] Examples of colorants include Red No. 2, Blue No. 1, and
Yellow No. 4. Exemplary preservatives include p-hydroxybenzoate
esters.
[0062] Known flavor ingredients that are used in oral compositions
may be used as the flavor. Illustrative examples include natural
flavors such as peppermint oil, spearmint oil, anise oil,
eucalyptus oil, wintergreen oil, cinnamon oil, clove oil, thyme
oil, sage oil, lemon oil, orange oil, mentha oil, cardamom oil,
coriander oil, mandarin oil, lime oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil,
laurel oil, chamomile oil, caraway oil, marjoram oil, bay oil,
lemongrass oil, origanum oil, pine needle oil, neroli oil, rose
oil, jasmine oil, grapefruit oil, sweetie oil, yuzu oil, iris
concrete, absolute peppermint, absolute rose and orange flower;
flavors obtained by the processing and treatment (head cut, tail
cut, fractional distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, essence
preparation, powdered flavor preparation) of these natural flavors;
single flavors such as menthol, carvone, anethole, cineol, methyl
salicylate, cinnamic aldehyde, eugenol,
3-1-methoxypropane-1,2-diol, thymol, linalool, linalool acetate,
limonene, menthone, menthyl acetate,
N-substituted-p-menthane-3-carboxamide, pinene, octyl aldehyde,
citral, pulegone, carvyl acetate, anise aldehyde, ethyl acetate,
ethyl butyrate, allyl cyclohexane propionate, methyl anthranilate,
ethyl methylphenylglycidate, vanillin, undecalactone, hexanal,
butanol, isoamyl alcohol, hexenol, dimethyl sulfide, cyclotene,
furfural, trimethylpyrazine, ethyl lactate and ethyl thioacetate;
and blended flavors such as strawberry flavor, apple flavor, banana
flavor, pineapple flavor, grape flavor, mango flavor, butter
flavor, milk flavor, fruit mix flavor and tropical fruit
flavor.
[0063] The content of these flavors is generally from 0.001 to 50%
in chewing gums, tablets, granules, gumdrops and beverages; and
from 0.00001 to 1% in dentifrices, mouthwashes and mouth sprays.
Perfume flavors using the above flavorants are preferably included
in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% within the composition.
[0064] Known effective ingredients that are normally included in
oral compositions may be included within a range that does not
detract from the advantageous effects of the invention.
Illustrative examples of effective ingredients include nonionic
bactericides such as isopropyl methylphenol; cationic bactericides
such as cetylpyridium chloride; anti-inflammatory agents such as
tranexamic acid and c-aminocaproic acid; enzymes such as
dextranase; fluorides such as sodium fluoride and sodium
monofluorophosphate; water-soluble phosphoric acid compounds,
copper compounds, potassium nitrate, aluminum lactate, various
types of vitamins, and plant extracts. The content of these
effective ingredients is an effective amount within a range that
does not detract from the advantageous effects of the
invention.
EXAMPLES
[0065] The invention is illustrated more fully below by way of
Experimental Examples and Formulation Examples, although the
invention is not limited by these Examples. In the Examples that
follow, unless noted otherwise, all references to percent (%) are
by weight.
Experimental Example 1
(1) Method of Preparing Dry Powder of Lion's Mane Mushroom
[0066] The fruiting body of lion's mane mushroom (Hericium
erinaceus) was dried under heating at 60 to 70.degree. C., and the
dried fruiting body was ground using a mill, thereby preparing a
dry-ground powder. The dry-ground powder was applied to a 100 mesh
sieve, and the ground powder that passed through the sieve was used
in the test.
(2) Method of Evaluating Effects on Growth of Oral Bacteria
[0067] The dry-ground powder of lion's mane mushroom obtained by
the above method was dispersed in distilled water, and 100 .mu.L
portions of the dispersion were added to a 96-well plate. This
dispersion of dry-ground lion's mane mushroom powder was serially
2-fold diluted with 100 .mu.L of distilled water and thus diluted
stepwise to one-half the concentration, thereby preparing a
two-fold concentration series as shown in FIG. 1. Next, 100 .mu.L
of the various bacterial suspensions indicated below were added to
the suspensions of dry-ground lion's mane mushroom powder at
various concentrations, and cultured anaerobically at 37.degree. C.
for about 20 hours. The bacterial suspensions used were prepared by
pre-culturing bacteria in a tryptic soy medium (TS medium; Becton
and Dickinson) to which 0.0005% hemin and 0.0001% menadione had
been added, and inoculating the pre-cultured bacteria to a 2%
concentration in a 2-fold concentration TS medium.
[0068] Bacterial proliferation was measured as the turbidity at a
wavelength of 550 nm, and evaluated by calculating, as the degree
of bacterial growth, the relative value with respect to the
turbidity of a control that contains no sample (0%). At a degree of
growth larger than 1, growth is promoted, with the growth-promoting
effect being larger at higher numerical values. Values lower than 1
signify that growth is suppressed. The results are shown in FIG.
1.
[0069] The indigenous oral bacteria used for evaluation were of the
following three species purchased from the American Type Culture
Collection (ATCC).
[0070] Non-pathogenic bacterium: [0071] Streptococcus gordonii ATCC
10558 (abbreviated below as S. gordonii)
[0072] Pathogenic bacteria: [0073] Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175
(abbreviated below as S. mutans) [0074] Porphyromonas gingivalis
ATCC 33277 (abbreviated below as P. gingivalis)
[0075] Prior to turbidity measurement, the culture fluid was
stirred by shaking the plate.
[0076] From the results in FIG. 1, it is apparent that dry-ground
lion's mane mushroom powder exhibits antibacterial properties
against the pathogenic bacterium P. gingivalis, but has a
growth-promoting action on the non-pathogenic indigenous bacterium
S. gordonii. Substantially no antibacterial action or
growth-promoting action with respect to the pathogenic bacterium S.
mutans was observed.
Experimental Example 2
(1) Method of Preparing Dry-Ground Mushroom Powders and
Extracts
[0077] The fruiting bodies of lion's mane mushroom, maitake
(Grifola frondosa), hon-shimeji (Lyophyllum shimeji), buna-shimeji
(Hypsizygus marmoreus), oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus),
agaricus (Agaricus blazei) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) were
freeze-dried by being held at -20.degree. C. for one day. The
freeze-dried fruiting bodies were then ground up with a mill,
thereby preparing a dry-milled powder. The dry-milled powder was
applied to a 100 mesh sieve, and the milled powder that passed
through the sieve was used in the test.
[0078] In addition, a mushroom extract was prepared as follows.
First, 2 mL of distilled water was added to about 0.1 g of the
dry-ground mushroom powder obtained by the above method so as to
form a 5% suspension, and extraction was carried out by heating the
suspension at 80.degree. C. for about 4 hours. The extract was
subsequently centrifuged at 10,000 G for 10 minutes, and the
resulting supernatant was filtered using a sterile filter having a
pore size of 0.22 .mu.m.
(2) Method of Evaluating Growth-Promoting Effects on Normal
Bacteria in Oral Cavity
[0079] Dry-ground mushroom powder suspensions obtained by
dispersing the dry-ground powders of various mushrooms prepared as
described above to a concentration of 0.01% in distilled water, and
4% aqueous solutions of the various mushroom extracts obtained as
described above, were each added as samples in 100 .mu.L portions
to 96-well plates. Because the dry-ground mushroom suspensions used
to carry out extractions had a concentration of 5%, a 4% aqueous
solution of mushroom extract corresponds to a dry powder basis
concentration of 0.2% (4.times.5/100%).
[0080] Next, 100 .mu.L of suspensions of the bacteria shown in
Tables 1 and 2 were added to the dry-ground mushroom powder
suspensions and mushroom extracts serving as these samples, and the
bacteria were cultured aerobically at 37.degree. C. for 12 hours.
The bacterial suspensions used were prepared by pre-culturing the
bacteria in a tryptic soy medium (TS medium; Becton and Dickinson),
and inoculating the pre-cultured bacteria to a 2% concentration in
a 2-fold concentration TS medium.
[0081] Bacterial proliferation was measured, calculated and
evaluated in the same way as in Experimental Example 1. The results
are presented in Tables 1 and 2.
[0082] The indigenous oral bacteria used in evaluation were of the
following three species purchased from the ATCC.
[0083] Non-pathogenic bacteria:
[0084] Streptococcus gordonii ATCC 10558 (S. gordonii)
[0085] Streptococcus mitis ATCC 47456 (abbreviated below as S.
mitis)
[0086] Streptococcus oralis ATCC 9811 (abbreviated below as S.
oralis)
[0087] Prior to turbidity measurement, the culture fluids were
stirred by shaking the plates.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Degree of bacterial growth due to dry-ground
powders of various mushrooms Bacterial Lion's mane Hon- Buna-
Oyster species mushroom Maitake shimeji shimeji mushroom Agaricus
Shiitake Triclosan S. gordonii 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.3 1.2 2 1.5 0 S. mitis
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.3 0 S. oralis 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.2
0 Working Example Reference Example
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Degree of bacterial growth owing to extracts
of various mushrooms Bacterial Lion's mane Hon- Buna- Oyster
species mushroom Maitake shimeji shimeji mushroom Agaricus Shiitake
S. gordonii 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.7 S. mitis 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.6
2.2 1.5 1.5 S. oralis 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.4 Working
Example
[0088] As shown in Tables 1 and 2, the antibacterial agent
triclosan suppressed growth of the non-pathogenic indigenous
bacteria S. gordonii, S. mitis and S. oxalis, but the dry-ground
powders and water extracts of mushrooms promoted the growth of
these non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria.
[0089] Moreover, it was found that when the dry-ground mushroom
powders were used in a water-suspended state, advantageous effects
emerged at a lower concentration than when water extracts were
used.
[0090] These results demonstrate that dry powders of mushrooms
selected from among lion's mane mushroom, maitake, hon-shimeji,
buna-shimeji, oyster mushroom, agaricus and shiitake, and extracts
of these powders, are useful as agents for promoting the growth of
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity and moreover,
by selectively promoting the growth of non-pathogenic indigenous
bacteria, are useful particularly as bacterial flora-improving
agents that form bacterial flora composed primarily of
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria.
Experimental Example 3
(1) Method of Preparing Dry Powder of Lion's Mane Mushroom
[0091] The fruiting body of lion's mane mushroom was dried under
heating at 60 to 70.degree. C., and the dried fruiting body was
ground using a mill, thereby preparing a dry-ground powder. The
dry-ground powder was applied to a 100 mesh sieve, and the ground
powder that passed through the sieve was used in the test.
(2) Method of Evaluating Growth Promoting Effects (Concentration
Dependence) on Indigenous Oral Bacteria
[0092] The dry-ground powder of lion's mane mushroom thus obtained
was dispersed in distilled water, and 100 .mu.L portions of the
dispersion were added to a 96-well plate. This dispersion of
dry-ground lion's mane mushroom powder was serially 2-fold diluted
with 100 .mu.L of distilled water and thus diluted stepwise to
one-half the concentration, thereby preparing the concentration
series shown in Table 3. The degree of growth by non-pathogenic
bacteria (S. gordonii) was measured in the same way as in
Experimental Example 1 for the dry-ground lion's mane mushroom
powder suspensions at various concentrations. The concentrations
are dry powder basis values. The results are presented in Table
3.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Degree of bacterial growth due to aqueous
suspensions of dry-ground powder of lion's mane mushroom
(concentration dependence) Bacterial Concentration of dry-ground
lion's mane mushroom powder suspension species 0 0.001% 0.002%
0.004% 0.008% 0.016% 0.031% 0.063% S. gordonii 1.00 1.37 1.52 2.00
2.05 2.47 2.46 2.51 Control Working Example
[0093] Table 3 demonstrates that at the concentrations
investigated, starting from 0.001%, the growth of non-pathogenic
bacteria is promoted in a concentration-dependent manner and these
effects reach a substantially saturated state at about 0.03%.
Experimental Example 4
(1) Method of Preparing Dry Powder of Lion's Mane Mushroom
[0094] The fruiting body of lion's mane mushroom was dried under
heating at 60 to 70.degree. C., and the dried fruiting body was
ground using a mill, thereby preparing a dry-ground powder. The
dry-ground powder was applied to a 100 mesh sieve, and the ground
powder that passed through the sieve was used in the test.
(2) Method for Evaluating Bacterial Flora-Improving Effects in Oral
Cavity
[0095] In order to evaluate the bacterial flora-improving effects
in the oral cavity, a crossover test on eight subjects was carried
out using the dry lion's mane mushroom powder obtained as described
above. Bacteria within each subject's mouth were removed by
carrying out oral cleaning, after which the subject ingested 100 mL
of a hot water suspension (95.degree. C.) of dry lion's mane
mushroom powder at the concentrations shown in Table 4 below over a
period of about 10 minutes. The bacterial flora within the mouth 5
hours after ingestion were evaluated. Evaluation of the bacterial
flora was carried out by measuring, within mouthrinsed water, the
viable counts of streptococci (including the Mitis group) as
indigenous bacteria and of black pigment-producing bacteria that
cause periodontal disease and halitosis as pathogenic bacteria, and
determining the constituent ratio of the respective bacteria based
on the overall count of indigenous bacteria and pathogenic
bacteria. The mouthrinsed water was the expectorated saliva
recovered after holding 10 mL of distilled water in the mouth and
mouthwashing for about 30 seconds. A mitis salivarius plate medium
(Becton and Dickinson) was used to measure the indigenous bacteria,
and a blood plate medium* to which 200 .mu.g/mL kanamycin had been
added was used to measure the pathogenic bacteria. Culturing of the
bacteria was carried out for about one week at 37.degree. C. and
under anaerobic conditions (80 vol % nitrogen, 10 vol % carbon
dioxide, 10 vol % hydrogen), and calculation involved counting the
number of colonies that grew.
TABLE-US-00004 *Blood plate medium composition (amounts shown as
weight per liter) Todd Hewitt broth (Becton and Dickinson) 30 g/L
Agar (Becton and Dickinson) 15 g/L Hemin (Sigma Aldrich) 5 mg/L
Vitamin K (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) 1 mg/L Distilled
water balance (The total volume was brought up to one liter,
followed by 20 minutes of autoclaving at 121.degree. C.)
Defibrinated sheep blood (Nippon Bio-Test 100 mL Laboratories,
Inc.)
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 4 Dry lion's mane mushroom Constituent ratio
of different bacteria (%) powder concentration (%) Pathogenic
bacteria Indigenous bacteria 0 22.6 77.4 0.15 17.8 82.2 0.4 15.3
84.7 0.8 15.3 84.2
[0096] Table 4 shows that, with the ingestion of a dry lion's mane
mushroom powder suspension, a bacterial flora composed primarily of
indigenous bacteria formed wherein, relative to no ingestion (0%),
the ratio of indigenous bacteria 5 hours after ingestion rose and
the ratio of pathogenic bacteria fell.
[0097] Next, Formulation Examples are given. The oral compositions
containing dry mushroom powders and extracts thereof in the
respective Examples had excellent growth promoting effects on
non-pathogenic indigenous bacteria in the oral cavity and excellent
bacterial flora-improving effects. In each Example, the dry-ground
mushroom powder was applied to a 100 mesh sieve, and the ground
powder that passed through the sieve was used in the tests.
TABLE-US-00006 [Formulation Example 1] Chewing Gum Xylitol 49
Maltitol 20 Gum base 20 Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 1 Gum
arabic 9 Flavor 1 Total 100%
TABLE-US-00007 [Formulation Example 2] Chewing Gum Xylitol 45
Maltitol 20 Gum base 20 Dry powder of hon-shimeji 5 Gum arabic 9
Flavor 1 Total 100%
TABLE-US-00008 [Formulation Example 3] Tablets Sorbitol 70 Maltitol
5 Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 20 Flavor 4.5 Finely divided
silicon dioxide 0.5 Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00009 [Formulation Example 4] Tablets Sorbitol 70 Maltitol
5 Dextrin 10 Dry shiitake powder 10 Flavor 4.5 Finely divided
silicon dioxide 0.5 Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00010 [Formulation Example 5] Tablets Sorbitol 75 Maltitol
5 Dextrin 10 Dry powder of oyster mushroom 5 Flavor 4.5 Finely
divided silicon dioxide 0.5 Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00011 [Formulation Example 6] Tablets Sorbitol 79 Maltitol
5 Dextrin 10 Dry powder of hon-shimeji 1 Flavor 4.5 Finely divided
silicon dioxide 0.5 Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00012 [Formulation Example 7] Gumdrops Sugar 40 Starch
syrup 30 Glucose syrup 10 Glycerol 5 Gelatin 5 Dry powder of lion's
mane mushroom 5 Flavor 0.2 Water balance Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00013 [Formulation Example 8] Gumdrops Sugar 40 Starch
syrup 30 Glucose syrup 10 Glycerol 5 Gelatin 5 Dry maitake powder 2
Flavor 0.2 Water balance Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00014 [Formulation Example 9] Dentifrice Silicic anhydride
15.0 Sodium lauryl sulfate 1.0 Xanthan gum 0.5 Sodium alginate 0.5
Sodium saccharin 0.1 Sorbitol 10.0 Xylitol 5.0 Water extract of
lion's mane mushroom 1.0 (prepared from 10% suspension; corresponds
to dry powder basis concentration of 0.1%) Flavor 1.0 Water balance
Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00015 [Formulation Example 10] Dentifrice Silicic
anhydride 15.0 Sodium lauryl sulfate 1.0 Sodium
carboxymethylcellulose 1.0 Carrageenan 0.5 Sodium saccharin 0.1
Glycerol 15.0 Water extract of hon-shimeji 1.0 (prepared from 10%
suspension; corresponds to dry powder basis concentration of 0.1%)
Flavor 1.0 Water balance Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00016 [Formulation Example 11] Mouthwash Ethanol 10.0
Protamine 0.01 Sorbitol 5.0 Xylitol 5.0 Water extract of lion's
mane mushroom 2.0 (prepared from 10% suspension; corresponds to dry
powder basis concentration of 0.2%) Sodium saccharin 0.2 Flavor 0.8
Water balance Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00017 [Formulation Example 12] Mouthwash Xylitol 5.0 Dry
powder of lion's mane mushroom 0.1 Xanthan gum 0.15 Flavor 0.8
Water balance Total 100.0%
TABLE-US-00018 [Formulation Example 13] Powder Beverage (for use by
dispersing/dissolving in 100 mL of hot or cold water) Powdered
green tea 0.8 Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 0.4 Sodium
ascorbate 0.05 Dextrin 0.05 Total 1.3 g
TABLE-US-00019 [Formulation Example 14] Powder Beverage (for use by
dispersing/dissolving in 100 mL of hot or cold water) Powdered
barley tea 0.8 (Sarasara Kenko Mineral Mugicha .RTM., from Ito En,
Ltd.) Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 0.4 Total 1.2 g
TABLE-US-00020 [Formulation Example 15] Powder Beverage (for use by
dispersing/dissolving in 100 mL of hot or cold water) Powdered
roasted green tea 0.8 (Ooi Ocha Sarasara Hojicha .RTM., from Ito
En, Ltd.) Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 0.4 Total 1.2 g
TABLE-US-00021 [Formulation Example 16] Powder Beverage (for use by
dispersing/dissolving in 100 mL of hot or cold water) Combination
bonito/konbu dry soup stock 0.6 (Hondashi .RTM., from Ajinomoto
Co., Inc.) Dry powder of lion's mane mushroom 1.0 Potassium
chloride 0.3 Total 1.9 g
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